Web site: www.firstlady.ca.gov

Vision: A long time champion of edible school gardens, First Lady Maria Shriver leads the effort to promote the creation of school and community gardens across California. Shriver has spearheaded the movement to plant a garden on the grounds of California’s State Capitol Park in Sacramento. The purpose of this demonstration garden is to educate and inspire Californians about the important lessons gardens teach to students, children and people of all ages—lessons rooted in nutrition, healthy living, agriculture, science, history and service. "WE Garden in Capitol Park" is a pilot program made possible through public and private partnerships with organizations dedicated to the value gardens have in communities.

Garden-related Teacher Resources

1. WE Garden Lesson Packet
   • Entire packet (1.1 MB)
   • Seed Match (212 KB)
   • My Life as a Fruit or Vegetable (167 KB)
   • Eat Your Plants (162 KB)
   • Frozen, Canned or Fresh? (149 KB)
   • Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other (156 KB)
   • Let's Make Compost Cake (151 KB)
   • Shake, Rattle & Roll (155 KB)
   • Read the Roots (176 KB)
   • Bug Sweep (154 KB)
   • California Crops (215 KB)
2. What's Growin' On? 7th Edition
   • Entire Tab (30.8 MB)
   • Teacher's Supplement (658 KB)
3. Agriculture Fact and Activity Sheets
4. Additional Lesson Plans
   • A Garden Plot: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
   • Fruits and Vegetables for Health
   • What's Bugging You?
   • And more!
5. Gardens for Learning
   • California School Garden Network Gardens for Learning guidebook (hardcopy request includes supplement)
   • Linking State Standards to Your School Garden (supplement)
6. Teacher Resource Guide 2009-2010
7. California Fruits and Vegetables Seasonal Chart
8. WE Garden Planting Plan (747 KB)
9. Request free materials from California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom